1.Determine your research approach (qualitative or quantitative) and which specific variables you plan to examine.  Categorize these variables (nominal, ordinal, etc.). 

2.List out your research question(s), and describe them.

3. Determine the sampling strategy that you will use to select your participants (your sample size) out of the candidates for your study.  What are some potential biases or research problems you could run into?

4.List your references.